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Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre
MP Robert Jenrick (right), with the late Holocaust survivor Sir Ben Helfgott and his grandson Reuben at Victoria Gardens in Westminster in July 2021.
February 1, 2024, 12:18 pm
OPINION: Westminster Holocaust Memorial: Keep calm and carry on
It's a matter of when, not if, the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is built in Westminster, write the sons of the beloved late survivor and Olympian Sir Ben Helfgott
By Maurice Helfgott and Michael Helfgott and Nathan Helfgott
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and Dr Martin Stern give evidence on Wednesday in the House of Commons
January 24, 2024, 11:31 pm
‘This is idiotic’: Holocaust survivors give evidence about proposed memorial
At a meeting of MPs on the Holocaust Memorial Bill select committee four survivors opposed to the project air their concerns alongside those of Baroness Deech and historian Sir Richard Evans
By Beatrice Sayers
Holocaust survivors Ben Helfgott and Manfred Goldberg besides Mayor of London​ Sadiq Khan​, as he signs the Holocaust Educational Trust (UK)​ Book of Commitment at City Hall.
June 20, 2023, 11:33 am
OPINION: Ben’s death is a loss to our nation’s moral conscience
London Mayor Sadiq Khan pays his own personal tribute to Sir Ben Helfgott and his legacy.
By Sadiq Khan
MP Robert Jenrick (right), with the late Holocaust survivor Sir Ben Helfgott and his grandson Reuben at Victoria Gardens in Westminster in July 2021.
May 12, 2023, 5:42 pm
OPINION: It’s high time we sorted out this memorial muddle
"If ever this project comes to fruition, there will be no survivors left to see it," writes Jenni Frazer on London's proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre
By Jenni Frazer
AJR Refugee Voices, Instagram
March 22, 2023, 10:03 am
OPINION: Why does Holocaust testimony matter?
With denial and distortion on the rise, the words of the eye-witnesses have gained even more significance
By Dr Bea Lewkowicz AJR
MP Robert Jenrick (right), with the late Holocaust survivor Sir Ben Helfgott and his grandson Reuben at Victoria Gardens in Westminster in July 2021.
March 15, 2023, 4:28 pm
‘Vast majority’ of Holocaust survivors back Westminster memorial, says Sir Ben Helfgott
"There is no obligation on those of us who survived the Holocaust to share identical opinions on all issues," says Shoah iconic survivor and president of the 45 Aid Society
By Lee Harpin
Students on the Holocaust Educational Trust (HET)/UJS Lessons from Auschwitz Universities Project, visiting Auschwitz. Photo credit: Yakir Zur
January 26, 2023, 4:11 pm
OPINION: How to define the future of Holocaust education and commemoration?
Jaya Pathak, a regional ambassador for the Holocaust Educational Trust, asks: if Nazi crimes cannot prevent future genocides, can we really say that we have seen Auschwitz at all?
By Jaya Pathak
Protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London ahead of a hearing regarding the UK Holocaust Memorial, an issue that has also divided the Jewish community.
February 22, 2022, 11:28 am
Demonstration held outside High Court hearing for Westminster Shoah memorial
Campaigners held placards as the hearing got underway, saying the memorial was the "right idea in the wrong place" and that "not all Holocaust survivors want this plan"
By Jewish News Reporter
Proposed design of Westminster Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens
April 30, 2021, 3:58 pm
Westminister Holocaust memorial final decision due by July
A decision is set for 29 July on whether the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre gets planning permission for its proposed Parliament location.
By Jewish News Reporter
David Cameron at a community event
November 3, 2020, 2:40 pm
David Cameron: Westminster Shoah memorial is ‘symbolically’ important
Former PM who announced plans to build the memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens in 2015 restated his support for the initiative amid growing criticism
By Jewish News Reporter
Proposed design of Westminster Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens
October 6, 2020, 12:49 pm
Jenrick gets police protection after threat to ‘burn down’ house over memorial
Cabinet member faced 'death threats' over his backing for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens
By Tali Fraser
Proposed design of Westminster Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens
September 30, 2020, 11:28 am
Keir Starmer gives ‘wholehearted support’ for Westminster Holocaust memorial
Labour leader meets with co-chairs of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation ahead of an inquiry by a planning inspector
By Jewish News Reporter
James Brokenshire with Kinder. Credit: Adam Soller Photography
April 16, 2019, 11:59 am
Lord Pickles warns of ‘sinister’ age of indifference over Shoah remembrance
UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues was speaking at the Association of Jewish Refugees’ two-day conference, alongside Communities Secretary James Brokenshire
By Joe Millis
Sadiq Khan speaking at the 2016 Yom HaShoah ceremony
March 6, 2019, 3:18 pm
Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ Westminster Shoah memorial plans may be snubbed
London Mayor throws weight behind planned Holocaust learning centre next to parliament, but says he's worried the local authority will reject the proposal
By Jewish News Reporter
Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster, London. Photo credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
February 27, 2019, 4:57 pm
Andrea Leadsom and Baroness Evans express support for Shoah memorial
The leaders of the Britain’s two parliamentary chambers have written a joint letter of support for a planned Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
By Jewish News Reporter
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